‘You Bet’ SONY Chairman Shares Spider Man 4 with Tom Holland Is Coming
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In a profile for The Hollywood Reporter, SONY chairman Tom Rothman says Tom Holland and the yet untitled Spider-Man 4 are definitely coming.
As 2022 wraps, Rothman, 68, has plenty to celebrate seven years after being asked by Sony chair Tony Vinciquerra to rebuild the studio following its devastating hack. Sony’s Motion Picture Group has swung to three years of record profits. The past fiscal year hit an all-time high, led by Spider-Man: No Way Home, which grossed $1.92 billion globally since its release in mid-December 2021.
On the IP front, Rothman backed this year’s Uncharted, based on Sony’s PlayStation video game, which grossed a better-than-expected $401 million, and refitted the Jumanji and Ghostbuster franchises. He credits his motion picture group president Sanford Panitch, whom he’s worked with for 20 years, for exploiting characters in the Spidey universe, resulting in Venom and the 2024 pic Madame Web, not to mention Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s animated Spider-Verse (a sequel is due out in 2023). There’s no official word regarding when the next live-action Spider-Man will hit theaters, but it’s a no-brainer. “You bet,” he says. “When you can expect it, I don’t know. Serve no wine before it’s time.”
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“You bet,” was Rothman’s response to the film being a no-brainer to make. As for when audiences will see Spider-Man 4, Rothman is more uncertain about that saying, “When you can expect it, I don’t know. Serve no wine before it’s time.”
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Spider-Man: No Way Home marked the end of Sony and Marvel Studios’ first Spider-Man trilogy starring Tom Holland. The multiverse movie broke box office records upon its release last December, which was good news after producer Amy Pascal previously revealed plans for another trilogy were already underway. Marvel and Sony have not provided any official updates on Spider-Man 4 during the last year, other than both studios reiterating their intention to continue the franchise.
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As indicated by Tom Rothman’s response, the MCU’s Spider-Man 4 release date has not been determined. Summer 2024 is probably the earliest the movie could hit theaters and the most realistic release date scenario would allow it to play a big role in the lead-up to or the aftermath of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.
